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Track: Good Christian Soldier
Artist: Kris Kristofferson
Album: The Silver Tongued Devil and I

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Name: Kris Kristofferson
Spotify Genres: outlaw country, classic country, country
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American singer, songwriter and actor, born 22 June 1936 in Brownsville, Texas, USA; died 28 September 2024 in Maui, Hawaii, USA. Both a respected recording artist and songwriter - among his best known compositions were "Me And Bobby McGee" (1969), "For The Good Times" (1970) and "Help Me Make It Through The Night" (1970) - he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Kristofferson was married to [a=Rita Coolidge] (2nd marriage) from 1973 until 1980. He was married to [a=Lisa Kristofferson], née Meyers, (3rd marriage) since 1983 and they have five children. One daughter is [a8277490]. • For the Nashville-area photographer, please use [b][a2384880][/b] with appropriate ANV if needed.

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Release: Kris Kristofferson - The Silver Tongued Devil And I
Year: 1971
Genres: Folk, World, & Country
Styles: Country, Folk

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Not so long ago in Oklahoma the son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray
He said Lord I wanna be a Christian soldier just like you
And fight to build a new and better day
Now many years and miles from Oklahoma
That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray
But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier anymore
He just prays to make it through another day
Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're playin' cards writin' home havin' lots of fun
Telling jokes and learning how to die

Now the things I've come to know seem so confusin'
It's gettin' hard to tell what's wrong from right
I can't seperate the winners from the losers anymore
And I'm thinking of just giving up the fight
Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
But we're playin' cards writin' home ain't we hadn't fun
Turning on and learning how to die